Life of William Henry SmithW. Blackwood and Sons, 1894 - 378 páginas |
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... took place . This led to William's only and brief acquaintance with a public school , or , indeed , with school of any sort . He was placed there as a boarder early in 1839 , being then fourteen years old , and in June his name appears ...
... took place . This led to William's only and brief acquaintance with a public school , or , indeed , with school of any sort . He was placed there as a boarder early in 1839 , being then fourteen years old , and in June his name appears ...
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... took in the autumn of 1846 , after he was of age , with his mother and four sisters , in the English Lake dis- trict , he wrote from Kendal : - Sunday , 2nd August . — Attended St Thomas's Church in the morn- ing , -Mr Latrobe , an ...
... took in the autumn of 1846 , after he was of age , with his mother and four sisters , in the English Lake dis- trict , he wrote from Kendal : - Sunday , 2nd August . — Attended St Thomas's Church in the morn- ing , -Mr Latrobe , an ...
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... took place , or when something of interest happened too late for in- sertion in the papers of that day , Smith had his own mounted messengers , riding sometimes a couple of hours in front of the mails , distributing printed slips among ...
... took place , or when something of interest happened too late for in- sertion in the papers of that day , Smith had his own mounted messengers , riding sometimes a couple of hours in front of the mails , distributing printed slips among ...
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... took the position of junior partner , new life made itself felt in the place . Old Mr Smith's temper had not improved with age . The early work now , as was natural , devolved on the junior partner ; his father used to drive over from ...
... took the position of junior partner , new life made itself felt in the place . Old Mr Smith's temper had not improved with age . The early work now , as was natural , devolved on the junior partner ; his father used to drive over from ...
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... took its rise what must now be looked upon as a great institution . At first , each bookstall clerk had to make a weekly return to the head office of every book sold of one shilling and upwards in value ; it often happened that one such ...
... took its rise what must now be looked upon as a great institution . At first , each bookstall clerk had to make a weekly return to the head office of every book sold of one shilling and upwards in value ; it often happened that one such ...
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